Printer&#39;s press furniture base



Nov. 5, l193.5.

c. F. DAUSMANN PRINTERS PRESS FURNITURE BASE Fied July 28, 1933 Humm illml..

Illlllw Patented Nov. 5, 1935 PATENT OFFICE 2,020,138 rmNTnRsrREss FURNITURE BASE Charles F. Dausmann, Hempstead, N. Y., assignor of one-half to Fred W. Hoch, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application July 28, 1933, Serial No. 682,677 4 Claims. (Cl. 101-389) This invention relates to printers furniture and more particularly consists of a base composed of quads having empty spaces in which spaces, adjustable hooks may be inserted to adjust and register the printing plate'. The 'novel feature is to provide a base to be used for the printing of type and plate in combination.

Other bases are known, but these are limited to printing plates only; they cannot be used when plates and type are to be printed incombination. Some bases in use today provide only for mounted plates being tacked on. This invention combines type and plate, as novel, the type being used in conjunction with the base, in that the type is set then the plate is fastened onto the quads bymeans of and plate registering hook.` The quads are also used for spacing type. The plate can be lifted out without unlocking the form. Instead of the old printing quad ual principle of quad is employed, and the hook is used in combination with the quad. The quads themselves may take various-forms, and different types of hooks may be used. Y

The invention consists therefore of a quad formed base in which the combination quad and hook may be held, and these hooks in the quads hold the plate to register the same, in close proximity to the type set up, with which the novel base is used in the chase.

The invention will be more fully vdescribed hereinafter, embodiments thereof shown in the drawing and the invention will be finally pointed out inthe claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure 1 is a plan View of the improved base held in position in a chase, the parts being only partially shown, as the general construction of the parts `and their assemblage is Well known. In Figure 1 is shown a base made up of quads of square contour;

Figure 2 is a plan View of a quad being of strip material forming spaces between the legs of the strip, which can be made of any length;

vFigure 3 is another embodiment of a quad forming a base in which a square outlined quad is provided with a circular bore;

Figure 4 shows a base made of quads having a circular bore and circular corners whereby the curved corners form a circular bore for the entrance of Va quad hook; Y

the combination quad Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5-,5 0f Figure 1,'

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 1 showing an adjustable hook;

Fig. 7 is a, perspective view of a quad having a non-adjustable hook thereon; Y Fig. .8 is a quad of semi-circular shape having a circular bore adapted to receive a hook therein; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a quad having circular corners, which quad when placed in multiple form forms a circular bore between the corners of the quad, the central bore of the quad shown in Figure 4 being omitted from the quad shown in Figure 9.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a plan View of an improved base having part Yof printers furniture surrounded by the usual furniture 21 and type 23 held in position'by the quoins 2| within the usual chase 20. The base is made up of a plurality of quads. Each of these quads is a rectangular member having square top and bottom and rectangular sides.

These quads are placed adjacent to each other 25 so as to contact and they may fill up either the entire space, or spaces may be provided between the quads. In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and-5,7the quads are of rectangular shape and have no hooks save four quads three of which are shown in Figure 1. This improved quad shown in perspective in Figure 7, consists of a rectangular body portion 50, having a fiat top 5|, provided with a hook-shaped portion 52, which has an angular side 53. This improved quad 5l) is placed alongside of the plate 25 and holds the plate in position in accurate registration. Instead of this non-adjustable hook, an adjustable hook may be provided, as shown in Figure 6, and here a portion 38 threaded bore-39 into which a screw-threaded member 4B rotates, having a curved extension v4I which rides on an inclined bottom 31, the portion 38 having flanges engaging the recesses 36. The screw-threaded portion 42 a recess 43 engaged by a suitable adjusting key, not shown, and the portion 38 has a cross bar 32 having an opening 3|, and angular side Walls 33 and 34. In the form shown in Figure 6, the

is provided with a screwis provided With 45 angular side 34 engages with the angular side 50 of the plate 25 and holds it in position. No claim is made in this application to the quads having either the non-adjustable or the adjustable hooks, as this is reserved in a case iiled of even date herewith. The invention here relates to the M base and the base is composed of the similar quads 28 shown in Figures 1 and 5, having hook quads such as shown in Figures 6 and 7, or any other suitable hook quad adjustable or nonadjustable.

Another form of hook quad is shown in the form of Figure 8 where quad 12 has a semi-circular outline or contour and within this quad a bore 13 is provided for an adjustable hook, such as is shown in Figure 6. A still further form of quad is shown in Figure 9, in which the corners of the rectangular member are curved, as shown by the quad 80 having the curved corners 8l. When these quads are placed next to each other, the curved corners 8! with the adjacent quads form a circular bore orY space into which a hook can be inserted.

These quads may take other shapes. In Figure 2, a stripl of material is shown which may be of any length, and when cut into suitable lengths,Y has legs 6I forming quad spaces 62. Within these square spaces, a hook quad of any suitabletype may be inserted so as to hold the plate in position. This M-shaped strip has an extension 6I forming the spaces 62. Another form of quad is shown in Figure 3, in which the quad 64 is provided with a circular opening 66 into which opening or bore an adjustable hook may readily be inserted.

Another form of quad in which the corners are curved, and which is also provided with a central bore, is shown in Fig. 4 by 5'! forming circular spaces 69 when four quads are adjacent to each other. The central bore l0 is shown in the axial portion of the quad. Into this circular space 69 or into the central bore lil, one of the forms of the adjustable hooks may be inserted to hold the plate in registration.

It will therefore be noted that the improved Y base consists of a plurality of quads so arranged as to have spaces into which an adjustable plate registering hook may be inserted. This gives a great deal of fle 'bility to the base portion and the plate may be readily registered by placing it in position between the type and upon the base. It will be noted that the plate is astened on to the quads and the quads are used for spacing type. The invention combines the type and the plate, the type being used in conjunction with the base.

The invention therefore consists of a quad formed base in which quad hooks may be held and these hooks in the quads hold the plate to register the same in close proximity to the type set up, with which the novel base is used in the chase. A base is provided which may be used for printing of the plate and type in combination.

I have described various embodiments of nu' invention, and I reserve the privilege of resorting to any changes in the details thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claimt- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a quad of semi-circular contour in transverse section, said quad having a bore, adapted to receive a hook mechanism.

2. In combination a quad of substantially rectangular conguration in plan, said quad having concave recesses at each corner whereby to form a semi-circular recess when two quads are placed in abutting position, and a quad disposed in said recess, said quad being semi-circular in transverse section and provided with a bore adapted to receive a hook mechanism.

3. In combination a quad comprising a body of substantially rectangular conguration in plan, said body having concave recesses at each corner whereby to form a semi-circular recess when two quads are placed in abutting position, said body also having a substantially centrally disposed opening to receive a hook mechanism, and a quad adapted to be disposed in said semi-circular recess, said quad being semiecircular in transverse section and provided with a bore adapted to receive a hook mechanism.

4. As a new article of manufacture, an individual quad of substantially rectangular configuration in plan having a single central bore to receive a hook mechanism and the bore occupying substantially the major area of the quad, said quad having arcuate recesses at each corner whereby to form a full circular centrally disposed bore when four quads are placed in abutting relation, a plurality of quads being disposed in abutting relation to form a printers base.

CHARLES F. DAUSMANN. 

